Rating:8.9

Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Apr 29, 2005 | NES

The finest RPG of the 8 bit era and a classic for all time.

Back in the early 90's when most gamers had already moved on to the Genesis and Super Nintendo, Enix quietly released its forth installment in the Dragon Warrior series, and the last one Americans would see for almost 10... Read Full Review

11 of 11 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.1

Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Sep 28, 2005 | GBA

While not exceptional, it's a good solid adventure game.

Sword of Mana has gotten a bit of a bad rap due to some high expectations that it unfortunately failed to live up to. This might be true, but for gamers who can come into the game with no preconceptions, you'll be rewar... Read Full Review

2 of 2 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7.2

Argus no Senshi

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Feb 13, 2006 | PS2

Good, but unforgivably short.

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure was the first game in a recent trend of remaking classic 8 bit games that hadn't been seen sequels in over a decade and bringing them to the current generation of PS2, X-box, and Gamecube. ... Read Full Review

3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.1

Arabian Dream Scheherazade

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Feb 13, 2006 | NES

The Arabian Legend of Zelda

Why the Magic of Scheherazade is still overlooked when discussions of classic NES games is brought up is something that bothers me to this day. The game is a cross between Chrono Trigger and Legend of Zelda mixed togeth... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.2

Puyo Puyo Fever

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Feb 12, 2006 | DS

A great game wrapped in a horrible candy shell.

Puyo Pop Fever is a fantastic game. Unfortunately it's been wrapped in a package that seems to have been specifically meant for 10 year old girls. Puyo Pop Fever is Nintendo DS installment of the classic Puyo Pop gam... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.1

Bokujou Monogatari: Colobocle Station

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jul 22, 2007 | DS

The same Harvest Moon game now on the DS.

Harvest Moon DS is pretty much the same as every other Harvest Moon game you played. Not to say that the game is bad, because it's not. It's the same Harvest Moon formula that's been around for a decade now. If you ha... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.7

Breath of Fire III

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Feb 09, 2006 | PS

A very generic RPG

Breath of Fire III is a pretty dull RPG. There's no way to be nice about it. That's not to say that it is a bad game, becaues it's not. It's just boring. The game is very model of a generic RPG. Everything from the com... Read Full Review

1 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

Dragon Quest III

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Nov 09, 2007 | GBC

A must own Gameboy Color game

Dragon Warrior III is the model that every publisher should review when remaking one of their own games. Enix took an already good game, and turned it into something that is no less than a masterpiece. The story of D... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7

MC Groovz Dance Craze

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jan 11, 2005 | GC

It's not Dance Dance Revolution, but it's not half bad either.

It would be nice to have a real DDR game on the Gamecube, but since there is not Mad Catz stepped up and offered MC Groovz Dance Craze. It is a pretty good game and despite some flaws holds up pretty well against DDR. ... Read Full Review

1 of 2 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.7

Chrono Trigger

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jun 25, 2007 | SNES

Flawless

Flawless is the only word I can come up with to describe Chrono Trigger. From it's story, to the battles, to the audio and visuals it's as close to any game has come to being perfect. The story is about a group of he... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:5.8

Stinger

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jun 22, 2007 | NES

The first "cute'em up" for the NES

Are you the type of person who is frustrated by daily life and feels the need to take it out on coat hangers, tacos, and watermelons? Do you like to collect bells and save the world? Then by gum this game is for you! ... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.2

Willow

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jun 22, 2007 | NES

One of the best movie licensed games for the NES.

Games based on movies have a long and glorious history of being terrible. Developers slap on the game's license on a weak game and hope it sells. Every once in a while though a developer comes along and puts some real ... Read Full Review

3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8

Other Life: Azure Dreams (Konami the Best)

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Nov 01, 2004 | PS

So close to being great. But by stretching itself too far in too many directions, we have to settle for merely good.

When the developers sat down to create Azure Dreams I have a feeling there was a little dissent. One developer wanted to make a dungeon crawler, while another wanted to make a dating sim, another wanted to make a game l... Read Full Review

2 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.8

Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome

By Robio_basic | Review Date: Jan 04, 2006 | SNES

A true classic that keeps evading North America

Dragon Quest V is one of those classic RPGs from the 16 bit era that never made it to North American shores, but is still talked about in many circles as a game that should be remade (which it was) and translated (which... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful